I caught a Pokémon

Wow, that's amazing!

Thinking about it, she's actually a little proud!

This also shows just how positive Yami's mindset is.

After all, she herself was taken in by Xia You 'casually', so in her heart, she always regarded herself as an insignificant outsider.

Competing for favor?

Jealous?

envy?

That's simply impossible!

Therefore, when faced with Zhu Lan's doubts, Ya Mi nodded and assured her, "Don't worry, it's absolutely true!"

Since Yami said so, even if Zhulan thought it was impossible, she had no choice but to believe her.

But she needs to learn more before she comes to them.

With that in mind, she and Yami bought tickets first, planning to go to Yuanzhu Dance Hall in the afternoon to see them in person before making any further plans.

They found a hotel nearby, checked in, and settled down temporarily.

After having another meal outside and taking a quick look around, I figured the performance was about to start, so I headed to the Enju Dance Theater.

As luck would have it, the five sisters' stage performance today is the same one Xia You saw when she first came here, a story about the Three Sacred Beasts.

When they entered the afternoon session, they realized that even though there was still half an hour before the performance, the place was already packed with people!

They're really popular!

With a thought to herself, Zhu Lan pulled Ya Mi to their seats.

And while waiting for the performance to begin, she could hear the anticipation of the audience around her for the show.

She even heard that some people had traveled a long way to see the performance!

This made her even more curious about the five Yuanzhu sisters.

Are they really that popular?

The waiting time flew by, and soon, as the lights dimmed, the performance began.

Amidst grand and majestic music, the five sisters, dressed in gorgeous kimonos, and their five Eevee Pokémon of different types, made their entrance one by one.

Exquisite makeup, beautiful face, graceful figure, dignified and elegant dance moves, a heartfelt performance, and gorgeous stage effects first drew continuous applause and admiration from the audience, who were then completely immersed in the performance.

After all, Cynthia is from another region, and unlike the locals of Johto, she doesn't know much about the stories of the three legendary beasts, just as people from other regions don't know much about the Sinnoh trio.

Therefore, after admiring the beauty of these women, her attention was quickly drawn to the performance.

It wasn't until the final performance ended that she realized how much time had passed.

As the five sisters took their bows and left the stage, the lights came back on, and the audience erupted in applause.

Before Zhu Lan could turn to look at Ya Mi and say anything, she heard the audience's praises.

"That was truly impressive!" someone exclaimed excitedly. "Their performance was superb and so vivid! I could watch it a few times and still not get enough!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately echoed his opinion.

"You can argue with that! I came here to see their performance a while ago, and their performance was already quite good then. Now they've improved even more!"

"Miss Xiaojuan is so beautiful..."

"Nonsense! Xiao Tao is the prettiest!"

"You don't understand, Xiaoyu was the one who really tried to kill me!"

In the blink of an eye, the discussion shifted from the five sisters' acting skills to who was the prettiest and most popular.

Zhu Lan shook her head repeatedly at this.

Ha, men are all the same.

Along with the other departing audience members, Zhu Lan and Ya Mi left the studio and went to the corridor outside.

They stopped when they reached a secluded spot.

Zhu Lan turned to look at Ya Mi and asked, "How is it?"

"That's great!" Yami nodded excitedly. "They're all so beautiful, their makeup is so high-class, and their clothes are so tasteful. Most importantly, their performance was absolutely amazing! I didn't get enough of it, and now it's already over! How about we come see another one tonight?!"

"I didn't ask you that!" Zhu Lan sighed and rubbed her forehead. "I asked if you're sure they're all that man's women, just like you?"

"Oh, so that's what you mean." Yami chuckled, then corrected her, "Not 'they,' only those three adults."

Zhu Lan snorted coldly.

The more she witnessed the excellence of these five sisters, the less she understood why such outstanding women would willingly become the possession of the same man.

It's actually fortunate that she didn't know.

If she knew that these people had engaged in drugging and multiple people, it would absolutely shatter her worldview.

"Since you're sure it's them, then we'll go find them in a bit!"

"This...this isn't right." Even now, Yami was still trying to salvage the situation. "You just saw it yourself, they're just stage actors. Isn't it a bit too much to come to their door like this? And...won't it bring them unnecessary negative impact?"

They really are 'family'!

He's still thinking about these women even now!

Zhu Lan rolled her eyes at her, somewhat annoyed by her lack of ambition.

"I'm not going to cause them any trouble. I just want to see them and find out about those two women from them. What impact could that have?"

As I said before, Yami's little arms and legs are no match for Zhulan's big thighs!

Not to mention that now that she's already here, how could Zhu Lan possibly give up?

"Shall we go now?" Yami had clearly realized this as well, so she stopped trying to persuade him and simply asked, "Or should we wait until their performance is over?"

Zhu Lan pondered for a moment: "Let's inform them first and ask them to come and see us at some time."

This is also the most polite and courteous way.

Yami breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile returned to her face: "Yes, that's good too."

Zhu Lan saw through her thoughts at a glance, but could only sigh helplessly once again.

The two left the corridor and went backstage, but as ordinary audience members, they naturally couldn't get in. They were stopped by a male staff member as soon as they reached the door.

"Sorry, this is the backstage area, no unauthorized personnel allowed."

Zhu Lan didn't actually want to go in at all; she just asked the staff member to pass on a message.

Could you please pass on a message to…?

At this point, she paused suddenly, as if she couldn't quite remember the name.

Beside her, Yami, with her keen observation, whispered a reminder: "Xiao Juan."

“Yes, Ms. Xiaojuan,” Zhulan replied. “Could you please tell Ms. Xiaojuan that someone is waiting for her outside and hopes to meet her?”

The staff members wore polite smiles.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Xiao Juan doesn't meet with outsiders. If you want her autograph, you can wait until her event day, or contact her agent first."

“I’m not her fan, and I’m not here for this kind of thing.” Zhu Lan shook her head. “Forget it, just tell her that I came for Xia You, and that I also have a grudge with him that I need to settle.”

Summer's Desolation?

The staff felt the name was somewhat familiar, as if they had heard it somewhere before, but they also felt they had never heard it before.

It can only be said that although this staff member had never met Xia You and did not know the relationship between Xia You and the five sisters, Xia You had won the championship here and caused a sensation, which is why he felt a sense of familiarity.

But what is the relationship between this man and Miss Xiaojuan?

Why do we need to find Miss Xiaojuan to solve his problem?

The staff hesitated for a moment, unsure whether to pass on the message.

He had intended to reject this woman directly, as he had done with other fans in the past, but Zhu Lan had a strong presence and was very beautiful, so she didn't seem to be a fan of the sisters.

This made him hesitate.

"Okay." But in the end, relying on a sliver of intuition, he agreed. "Then leave your contact information. If Miss Xiaojuan agrees to meet, I will pass your information on to her."

Thanks.

Zhu Lan handed over her business card expressionlessly, then turned and left the dance floor with Ya Mi without lingering, heading to a coffee shop outside to wait quietly for news.

As for whether the other party can meet with me.

Actually, Zhu Lan didn't know either.

It all depends on how well those people feel about Xia You.

If the feelings are deep, he'll naturally go out to meet her; if the feelings aren't that deep, well…

Meanwhile, the staff member glanced down at the business card and saw that it was very simple, with only a name and phone number. He wondered if he had made the right decision by agreeing to the woman's request.

But since things had come to this, she could only go backstage and meet Xiao Juan and the others in the dressing room.

Many people don't know that the Yuanzhu Dance Hall is actually the family business of the five sisters.

They are not just actors here; otherwise, after Xia You caused them so much trouble last time, making them miss their performance, they wouldn't have been able to so easily postpone their performance and make compensation.

This is also their source of confidence.

That's why Xiaojuan is very familiar with this staff member, since he is one of their employees.

Seeing him come in still puzzled Xiao Juan, since even the staff here rarely entered their dressing room.

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

The staff member cleared her throat: "Ms. Xiaojuan, a lady just asked me to pass on a message to you."

"Oh, what did you say?"

Xiao Juan became interested. After all, she knew that if ordinary fans wanted to meet, the staff would directly refuse. Only when they had something they couldn't handle or encountered a difficult problem would they come to them to report like this.

"That lady said there's something about Xia You that needs your attention."

The other sisters in the room were chatting, laughing, joking, and putting on makeup when they heard Xia You's name. They all stopped and looked at her.

Their eyes were filled with doubt, suspicion, confusion, and surprise.

This also significantly increased the pressure on this staff member!

Cold sweat trickled down his temples.

Even he could sense that the atmosphere here had suddenly become very abnormal!

He didn't understand why the five sisters reacted that way upon hearing the name.

Should I really not have passed on this message?

Xiao Juan's eyes widened at first, clearly not expecting to hear that name, but her gaze quickly calmed down.

She asked in a deep voice, "What kind of matter are you dealing with?"

"Um... she didn't say anything..."

Feeling intimidated by the atmosphere, the staff member quickly recounted what had just happened.

"She didn't say much, just left this business card and said she hoped you could meet her."

"I see."

Xiao Juan accepted the business card expressionlessly and held it in her hand. Seeing this, the staff member immediately understood and quickly said goodbye and left.

As soon as he left, the other two sisters, Xiaotao and Xiaoyu, naturally walked over quickly as well.

"Big sister, what happened?"

Xiao Juan waved her business card in front of the two of them: "A woman came to me and said she wanted us to step in and resolve something about Xia You."

woman!?

Come find us!

And about Xia You!?

Xiao Tao blurted out, "Could it be that he got into some romantic trouble over there, and that's why they came knocking on his door? Could it be... that he got someone pregnant? Or that he started something and then dumped it?"